ORISSA TRIBAL & TEMPLE TOUR (CIRCULAR TRIP)STARTS  FROM  BHUBANSWAR  AND  ENDS  AT  BHUBANSWAR. 

ITINERARY:DT/OR/Sp1

EX-Delhi/Calcutta:
Day 01:saturday 

Arrive Bhubanswar.  transfer to the hotel. Proceed for half-day tour of the city that includes the  2nd century  B:C jain  monk  Caves at the  twin  hills of khandagiri  and  Udaygiri,tribal  museum  etc.Overnight at Bhubaneswar.

DAY 02 :Sunday :BHUBANESHWAR/BALIGUDA: Drive to Baliguda after breakfast. Baliguda is in the district of Phulbani, through the beautiful countryside road full with small mountains of Sal forest, one of the entry point to the tribal highland of Orrisa. En-route visit weavers village  at  Itamati and  some of  the typical Orissan villages. Arrive at the hotel in the evening. Overnight at Baliguda.(Distance -300kms ,Driving  time 7 hours + visit)

DAY 3:Monday:BALIGUDA: Today after breakfast you will make a visit to the Barakhamba area to trekk to some of  the remote villages of  tatooed  face  desia kondh  tribes.  you  can  trekk short  or  long trek  as you wish .Overnight at Baliguda.

DAY 4:Tuesday:BALIGUDA/KOTHAGARGH/RAYAGADA: After breakfast you will depart to Belghar area visit of a few Kuttiya Kondha Tribal Villages & Weekly Market at Kothagarh. Proceed to explore the villages of the primitive Kutia kondh
Tribes, once famous for the human sacrifice. Living in the mountain / forest cores are friendly tribal community. Lunch on the way. Drive down to Rayaguda. Arrive in the evening.Overnight at Hotel.( Distance -200kms , Driving Time -4/5 hours+visit)

DAY 5:Wednesday:RAYAGADA/CHATIKIONA/JEYPORE: Trekk  to most  primitive Dongria  kondh villages in the Niyamgiri hills.You  can also see and  enjoy the Dongria  kondhs   men  and  women  comming  down  from  their  mountains with different  kinds  of  fruits  and animals  etc.  to the  weekly market. After  visiting  their  villages , you can  come  down  to  see their   interesting weekly  tribal  market where  they  mix with  other community.The weekly market at Chatikona where Doms, Desias and Dongoriya Kondhas barter is an interesting event to watch. Later drive on  to Jeypore. Enroute Kani tribal village.o/n  Jeypore (Distance -205 kms, Drive  Time 5hrs+visit)

 
DAY 6:Thursday:JEYPORE - ANKADELI - LAMPTAPUT - JEYPORE: Morning the area we visit  is the home of the approximately 6000 members of the fierce Bondas (naked people). They live in the remote hills and keep themselves isolated. They grow rice by shifting cultivation and keep domesticated cows and goats. They can only be seen when they come to trade at the local market, and we must time our visit to coincide with the weekly market day on Thursday. The Bonda women are noticeable by their bead necklaces, striking brass and silver necklets and their shaved heads decorated with plaits of Palmyra leaves. YOu will also see the colourful Godabas,parajas  and mali  tribes. Afternoon drive  back  to  jeypore enroute  visiting the  pottery  village bapaniguda,siriguda and  paraja  tribal  village  at Litiput. Overnight at Hotel at Jeypore(Distance 160kms Drive  Time 3/4 hours +visit)
 
DAY 7:Friday:JEYPORE-GUPTESWAR-JEYPORE:You can proceed to Gupteswar 70 km to visit the villages of very interesting dhuruba tribe. Visit and walk through villages of Ramanguda, Dogariguda, Silpader, Talur etc. The  dhruba tribal males like to put ornaments living in the border of Madhya Pradesh. Visit the Cave temple of lord Shiva in the hidden mountain famous among the tribes. back to hotel at evening. OVERNIGHT at Hotel.

OR

JEYPORE - KUNDULI - NANDAPUR - JEYPORE: Breakfast. Morning proceed to witness the biggest tribal weekly market of Sanaparoja & Mali tribes in Kunduli 65 km away via Sunabeda. It is a very colorful market. Later drive down to Nandapur to visit village of Sanaparoja tribes. Visit village khilua. Saana Padar, Bada Padar with small trekking and later  drive
down to Jeypore. 
 
DAY 08 Saturday:JEYPORE/LAMTAPUT/JEYPORE :Drive to Machkund, soft trek to primitive Boro gadaba villages. Watch the traditional dance called  dhemsa. Back to Jeypore enroute Lamtaput market .o/n  Jeypore(Distance 160kms Drive  Time 4 hours +visit)
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DAY 9::Sunday:JEYPORE/LAXMIPUR/RAYAGADA: Breakfast. Drive  to Rayagada enroute  visiting  some Desia kondh/paraja  villages and  also the  Jagannath Temple & Tribal Museum at Koraput (The Jagannath Temple is a new temple built on 1972. Here Non Hindus are allowed inside the Temples and all activities are similar to Jagnnath Temple of Puri). Lunch on the way. Overnight at Rayagada.(Distance 140kms Drive  Time 4 hours +visit)

DAY 10 Monday:RAYAGADA/TAPTAOANI/CHILKA: Breakfast. Proceed to Chilka enroute  visiting the soura tribal  villages/market. also visit Taptapani on your way.if anywhere nature reveals its enigmatic charisma, it is here in Taptapani, an exotic world of wonder. Enjoy the nature close to your heart and carry the memory years to come. A hot spring which till dates the local habitat use on a mark of Blessing.Overnight at Chilka.(Distance 330kms Drive  Time 6 /7hours +visit)

DAY 11 Tuesday:CHILKA/NARASINGHPUR/PURI:Morning  boat  drive into chilka  lake , the largest brackish Water Lake in Asia. In winter Chilika aflutter with thousands of migratory birds as far as from Siberia. Visit   nalabana  bird sanctuary ,  honeymoon  island , Later  also  visit  a few fishing village at Chilka -Lake, so that you  are able to see the fishermen at work ? , who came here in search of prawns, mackerel, and crabs. Reach Puri via Birnasingpur, Tenta ( Nice Road ! ).walk to  a typical orissan  village.savour  their hospitality.Evening  relaxe  on the  beach  O/n  Puri.(Distance120kms Drive  Time 3 hours)

DAY 12:wednesday:PURI/KONARK: Morning after breakfast visit of Lord  jagannath  temple, Sankaracharya's Maths located on the downtown area of Puri  & later drive to Konark (about 35kms) to  visit the temple Chariot of the Sun God, built by King Langula Narasimha Deva in the 13th century AD in the golden era of Orissa art. Late afternoon visit  Ragurajpur artisan   villages & also  some  other  villages with houses, decorated with Chita's for Goddess Lakshmi.Overnight at Puri.(Distance-110kms Drive Time-2hours+visit)

DAY 13:Thursday:PURI/PIPILI/BHUBANESHWAR:Proceed to  bhubanswar  enroute  visiting the colourful  applique  village of  pipili where  you  can see  the  colouful orissan  handicrafts  and dhauli peace  pagoda  famous  for  the  Ashokan  rock edicts dating  back  to  2nd  century  B:C .afternoon  visit of  some  of  the  ancient temples of  bhubanswar  belonging  to (7th---11th)  century  A:D like  Lingaraja temple, Parasurameswara temple, Mukteswara temple, Bramheswara temple, Raja-Rani temple etc. O/n Bhubaneshwar.

DAY14:Friday:BHUBANSWAR:After  breakfast TRF To AIRPORT .(Tour  ends)

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